B. Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary schools rather than secondary school. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
INTRO: Some professionals agree with the idea of teaching international
language
in primary schools
rather than in secondary schools
. This
essay will argue that the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. Firstly
, children
who learn non-native language
at an early age show mastery of the language
during and after secondary school, also
they can engage in a multi-cultural world if they know another language
aside from their native language
. At some point, some says it has negative views such
as, it will bring confusion to children
about what language
they are going to use, however
, there have been no proven studies about it.
PARAGRAPH 1: Students who are taught of foreign language
at an early age are seen to have fluency later in school. They are not tied up to one language
only rather they can be multi-linguistic. For instance
, English
is the most common used language
in schools
. Here in the Philippines, private schools
use English
as their primary language
, thus
, children
from these schools
can speak up better English
than those public schools
that does not require English
as their primary language
. A child who knows another language
can also
join in other multi-cultural events at school and they can be selected as representative. It can be another academic achievement for them. For example
, schools
have these nationwide quiz bees which includes international academic questions, children
who speak fluently other languages are mostly preferred in this
kind of activity.
Some people are not agreeing up with these ideas, due to the fact that they believe it cause confusions to children
about what language
they are going to use. They are often confusing with their local language
versus the external language
being taught. However
, there are no studies that prove to this
statement. I can share an example of my niece, who was introduced to English
language
at a very early age. I can see today that she really excels in their classroom. She speaks more fluently than her classmates.
In conclusion, the reality that early teaching of foreign language
leads to mastery of it and adds up to someone’s cognitive ability, it clearly outweighs the issue that it causes confusions to children
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic
IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.
Answer structure for the type of essay
- Introduction
- Body paragraph 1 – advantages
- Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
- Conclusion
Examples to start your body paragraph:
- The main advantage is...
- The disadvantage of this...
- The main benefit...
- Despite these advantages...
- One possible drawback...